Brief Life History of John
John Edwards was born on 17 July 1687, in St Winnow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Edwards - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Edwards
Spouse and Children
1687– Male
1704– Female
World Events (1)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 114
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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